Men's+Clothing

   Ancient Egyptian Men’s Clothing Since Egypt has a very hot climate, the men didn’t wear many clothes. They wore thin clothes to stay cool. All men wore wrap-round skirts. It was tied on the waist with a belt. They wore different types of clothing depending on their jobs. Men who were working outside wore short skirts or loincloths made of animal hide and linen. The slaves worked naked.
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Depending on the time in history, the length of the skirts changed. In the time of the Old Kingdom they wore short skirts. In the Middle Kingdom they wore half-length skirts. During the New Kingdom the people were fashionable and wore a variety of clothes. Production of the Clothes    Mostly, the women made the clothes. It was done at home, however there were workshops run by the noblemen. The flax plant turned into fibers by beating and combing the flax plants.

Some of the clothes were made out of cotton, and wool. Washing clothes were very hard for the Egyptians because they didn’t know how to soap. The workers rinsed the clothes.

Knives and needles, which were used for making clothes, changed over centuries. The Egyptians succeeded in making eyes in millimeter thick copper needles. Scissors came in the late Egypt’s history.

Steps of Making Linen = = = = = =  =ü Flax is harvested by being pulled out off the ground. The men mostly did this work. = =ü <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">Stems are soaked for several days to separate the fibers. Then it is beaten until they are soft. = =<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: Wingdings;">ü <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">The spinner attaches fibers to the spindle and twists them into a strong thread. = =<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: Wingdings;">ü <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">Weaving is done on a loom, which is a frame made of two beams and held by four pegs driven into ground. = =<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';"> = =<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255,153,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';"> <span style="font-size: 25pt; color: rgb(204,51,0); font-family: Ravie;">Flax <span style="color: rgb(2,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Flax was used in the Middle East. The plant takes hundred days to grow from seed to a well-grown plant. The height of the well-grown plant is between sixty centimeters and a meter. Flax fibers are the longest and the strongest of all the fibers used by man. The flax fibers grow quickly and decay better than other fibers. <span style="font-size: 25pt; color: rgb(255,102,0); font-family: Ravie;">Make-Up and Jewelry <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(255,206,0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(255,51,0); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">The Egyptians wore make-up and jewelry to honor the gods. The men wore blue and green eye shadow and black eyeliner. They also wore kohl around their eyes to keep their skin from the blazing sun. They wore necklaces and bracelets made of gold, pearl, agate, onyx, and chalcedony on their necks and ankles. The wealthy people wore collars made of gold and precious stones. Egyptians decorated themselves with much jewelry as they could. Hair <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(2,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(153,51,102); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">The men wore wigs each day. The wigs were made with human hair or wools. They wore curled wigs on special days. Usually, the men’s hair was short. They also shaved their beards and mustaches. Shoes <span style="color: rgb(2,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51,204,204); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">Egyptians went barefoot, but they wore sandals on special occasions. The sandals were mostly made of palm fiber or braided papyrus. The leather sandals were tied with two thongs. If they had pointed tips they were often turned upwards. They were made of leather or rush woven or stitched together, and often had leather soles and straps. The sandals were also made from strips of ox stitched together with papyrus twine. The kings wore elaborately decorated sandals and decorative gloves. <span style="color: rgb(0,210,255); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Interesting Facts of Priests = <span style="display: block; font-size: 240%; color: rgb(87,0,255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> Priests follow strict rules that they have to be clean. They usually wash several times a day, shave their head, and remove all their body hair to be pure to approach the god. They pluck the hair with tweezers or shave. <span style="font-size: 25pt; color: rgb(51,102,255); font-family: Ravie;"> Sources: <span style="color: rgb(2,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|**http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm**] [|**http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/clothing/**] [|**http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/clothing.htm**] [|**http://www.dragonstrike.com/egypt/cloth.htm**] [|**http://www.kingtutshop.com/freeinfo/Ancient-Egyptian-Clothes.htm**] <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(204,153,255); font-family: 'Kristen ITC';">How Would You Survive As an Ancient Egyptian? / Franklin Watts

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